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title: Specificity (in screening)
description: "The proportion of people who don't have the problem who will score below the criterion (cutting point) on a screening measure. See [screening](https://www.psyctc.org/psyctc/glossary2/screening/) for detail."
url: "https://www.psyctc.org/psyctc/glossary2/specificity-in-screening/"
updated: "2023-08-23"
category: All OM book glossary entries
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# Specificity (in screening)

The proportion of people who don't have the problem who will score below the criterion (cutting point) on a screening measure. See [screening](https://www.psyctc.org/psyctc/glossary2/screening/) for detail.